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That's good to know will the oil pump I have need to be replaced becuse of the spun brearing or do u think cleaning it will be good and oem bearings will work
98EkSi
again, if you use a LS head gasket you will have to remove the brass rings, Look at the very first pic. GSR head gasket with port matched oil returnes are best for LSV's. I personaly have built over 10 high reving LS/B20 vtec engines that are still running to this day over the past 6 years.
The key is a well built engine, good oil feed to the head, rods, mains, 98+ gsr oil/water pumps, and a good tune.
No you dont have to remove the rivets look at the pics. The rivets will clear the head and block and will not get in the way at all. I have never needed to remove them and never had an issue. Kind of hard to tell in the pics but the rivets will not get pinched between the head and block they will clear them. 99-01 LS blocks also came with a P72 GSR oil pump, this is why I like 99-01 LS blocks.
98EkSi
again, if you use a LS head gasket you will have to remove the brass rings, Look at the very first pic. GSR head gasket with port matched oil returnes are best for LSV's. I personaly have built over 10 high reving LS/B20 vtec engines that are still running to this day over the past 6 years.
The key is a well built engine, good oil feed to the head, rods, mains, 98+ gsr oil/water pumps, and a good tune.
Oem ls head gasket rivets will hang on the edge and it will not get pinched. I have and done to my own lsv.
No need to removed them^_^
OP! I'm running a 12.5cp
Will type r p73 pistons with shotpeen ls rods on 11.5:1 cr pump gas for lsvtec last me long I will b rumning a gsr head crower valve springs n retainers ferrea valves skunk2 tuner stage 2 cams oem ls headgasket arp head studs alot of other shyt main question is will this last me long as a daily driver will this setup b good wit does pistons or should I go forged wit eagle rods